Concentration #4

I added water color pencil to my photo collage of citra-solv transfers. I left some pencils marks but I added water to create the watercolor paint effect. I'll maybe add a self portrait later on. 

Concentration #3

In my third concentration piece I used a citra-solv transfer of a photo I took, then worked back on top of it. I used different colors of inks in horizontals and vertical drips to create a background. I then created another citra-solv transfer of my own face, then added my hair with acrylic paint, ink and watercolor pencils. 

The yellow ink that drips down the background blends in to help create the hair. Some of the other inks blend into the hair to create different shades and colors. 

Concentration #2

This is my second concentration piece that continues my exploration of "rain" in relation to my own personality and experiences. This piece concerned with STORMS. Everyone has "storms" or hardships in their lives that they must overcome. In this piece I have created a photo montage of both photos I took and other storm photos (thanks to google). The photos are different sizes and some are cut up into parts and spread over the composition. On top of the photos I used acrylic inks. I shook a brush loaded with silver ink on top of the concentration to create the drops. I also poured purple, light pink, blue, green and yellow inks onto the concentration and let them drip down while also blowing on them to create different patterns as opposed to just letting them drip. In the future I hope to add self portraits of my profile in the future.. one in the bottom right looking up and one in top left looking down. I hope to use a combination of tissue paper and inks to create my profile. 

Concentration #1

1.) I (tried) to use the suggestion to do a citra-solv transfer for the background of my first concentration piece. The transfer didn't work out but I used the photos I had printed off to create a collage. 

2.) I tried to create a more engaging design through three things in particular, 

-the movement of the color dripping down the photograph 

-the contrast of the inks and photograph 

-rhythm of the puzzle piece. 

3.) I feel like my work demonstrates my idea. I think the concept is clear and the mixed media I used involve many elements and principles of art. 

4.) I cut up my photograph into puzzle pieces. It was very stressful knowing I could have ruined the entire piece right then with just wrong snip of the scissors. 

5.)The piece represents my life in many ways. For the first time in my life everything is simple and everything is going right. The color dripping down into the black and white represents that. The complicated colors and being simplified into black and white and the puzzle pieces are finally coming together. "Everything Fits". 

AP Art Concentration Statement

I am not an average person. I've always thought of myself as free form, unable to be classified under any stereotype or generalization. For example, I go to a private school but I have grown up and live in the country. Another example of the unique aspects of my life is that I prefer rain to the sun, unlike the average person. I've always loved the rain, its so free form and different--like me. To demonstrate my unique personality and lifestyle, I choose to use the rain as the subject of my AP Art concentration. In my concentration I will investigate twelve different ways to view rain- through windows, puddles, droplets on tree branches and car windshields. I will I hope to represent not only the unique diversity of the rain but also my own diversity as an individual in my AP Art concentration.